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Old 07-09-2005, 10:59 PM
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Default Symptoms of PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

The symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are broken into three main categories, being:
  • Intrusive,
  • Avoidance, and
  • Arousal
Intrusive comprises:
  • Distressing memories or images of the incident
  • Nightmares of the event or other frightening themes
  • Flashbacks (reliving the event)
  • Becoming upset when reminded of the incident
  • Physical symptoms, such as sweating, heart racing, or muscle tension when reminded of the event
Avoidance comprises:
  • Trying to avoid any reminders of the trauma, such as thoughts, feelings, conversations, activities, places and people
  • Gaps in memory – forgetting parts of the experience
  • Losing interest in normal activities
  • Feeling cut-off or detached from loved ones
  • Feeling flat or numb
  • Difficulty imagining a future
Arousal comprises:
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Anger and irritability
  • Concentration problems
  • Constantly on the look-out for signs of danger
  • Jumpy, easily startled
You can find more information about each from the DVA website.
Last edited by anthony; 05-03-2006 at 05:57 PM.